Does Henkel pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Henkel employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Henkel. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Henkel?

90% of Henkel employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Henkel 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.4 for culture and values and 4.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Henkel?

Intern (331) , Internship (210) , Manager (123) , Brand Manager (85) , Estagiário (80) , Marketing (71) , Marketing Intern (67) , Sales Manager (62) , Key Account Manager (55) , Project Manager (47) , Assistant Brand Manager (44) , Supply Planner (44) , Sales Representative (43) , Analyst (42) , Purchasing Manager (41)

What are the pros of working at Henkel according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits and there are many tools that the company provides" ((in 425 reviews)); "The people were great and were always willing to help me out with anything I needed and provide advice on a daily basis." ((in 380 reviews)); "Healthy and good work life balance" ((in 250 reviews)); "great company and colleagues" ((in 236 reviews)); "Super teams Great Know" ((in 213 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Henkel according to real employee reviews?

"For the lowest managerial levels salaries are low and the workload is huge." ((in 215 reviews)); "Poor management and not respecting for other" ((in 158 reviews)); "Poor Management and Leadership." ((in 47 reviews)); "Not always flexible working hours" ((in 31 reviews)); "Some mid managers expressed being extremely stressed reporting numbers in meetings to the always unhappy upper management." ((in 25 reviews))

What are employees saying about Henkel layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Henkel layoffs and their outlook for job security at Henkel in 2026.

What Henkel locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Utrecht , Amsterdam , Nieuwegein

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4.4

90% would recommend to a friend

(5,173 total reviews)

Carsten Knobel

94% approve of CEO

82% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Diversity & inclusion

4.4

Culture & values

4.3

Work/Life balance

4.2

Compensation and benefits

4.2

Career opportunities

4.1

Senior management

Henkel has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 5,173 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Henkel employee rating is 27% above average for employers within the Industrie industry (3.5 stars).

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5K reviews

4.0

Jan 20, 2024

Good employer with no vision

Senior engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Huge potential for learning and improvement with available resources Average pay Wide geography coverage

Cons

No career paths or development schemes unless you are a favorite HR is a huge area of development and mostly not helpful No job rotation Salaries are lower than the market average Micromanagement is a plague A lot of management is too long (10 years) in their positions and barely have experience outside Henkel

2.0

Jun 30, 2018

Micromanagement and lack of trust into own staff will not lead to excellence

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

International work environment and at least in Amsterdam good salary and package

Cons

Hire and fire mentality - depending on where you signed your contract (meaning depending which legal protection you have) more or less unfair

Henkel Response

Hello, thank you for taking the time to share your feedback Please note that Henkel is located in over 75 countries and all contracts strongly depend on local labour laws

5.0

Nov 12, 2025

Great office and colleagues in Amsterdam

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The Amsterdam office is very nice in its working environment, colleagues from many countries and many events to help connect colleagues beyond functions and business.

Cons

nothing to add for now, Henkel progresses globally in office setups and building Henkel Culture

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